Dust of Petrification

Alchemy, Alchemical dust

Turns victims who fail to resist to stone.

From the book

One of the deadliest dusts: anyone it touches who fails a save vs Constitution is turned to stone, and the petrification lasts 24 hours. It requires 2 drs. each of powdered gorgon's eye and basilisk's eye added to the dust base. A single dose covers a 10-foot cube and can be hurled in a vial, strewn by hand or blown through a tube.

At a glance

Ingredients: 2 drs. each of powdered gorgon's and basilisk's eye
Save: Constitution
Duration: 24 hours
Base: 5 drs. rare earths, 4 drs. sulphur, 1 dr. each platinum, gold and silver
Delivery: Thrown vial, by hand, or blowtube; one dose covers 10x10x10 ft.
Time to complete: 2 weeks (half with a wizard, sorcerer or magician)
Chance of success: 75% +2% per level (+10% with a wizard, sorcerer or magician)
Mishap: 5% chance of serious accident (Alchemical Mishap Table)
Cost: 500-1000 G.P. each when available